Sewing-machine



1! E. SYKES. SEWING MACHINE.

I APFLICATION FILED 5- 7| 1920.

Patented Mar. 1,

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INVENTOR SEWING-MACHINE.

I 1T0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JoHN EDWARD SYKES,

a subject of the King of England, residing at Manchester, in the Kingdom of England, have invented newqand useful Improve- .ments in and Relating to Sewing-Machines,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for raising and lowering the presser foot and presser foot bar of sewing machines," and its object is to provide an improveddevice for this purpose and which is universally ap-- plicable to all types of sewing machines.

I attain this object. by the mechanism hereinafter described withreferenceto the J. annexed drawingwherein- Figure 1 is a front elevation of a sewing machine provided with my improved device.

Fig. 2 is an, enlargedendview of the head of the sewing machine.

Fig. 3'is an enlarged end of the device. Fig. 4 is an enlarged front view of a modification in construction of a part of the device.

Fig. 5 is a view in vertical section of another detail of the device.

Like letters refer to .similar throughout the various figures.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 3 of parts sewing machine by a screw P, and alsoiex tends through a tubular member G which is flexible but incompressible, consisting for example of closely coiled wire having a flexible covering, see Fig. 5. The one'end of the member G bears against the bracket E which acts as an abutment and prevents:

downward movement, of the member The member E is slidablein the member G and both of them extend through themterior of the machine as indicated in Fig. 1 or along the'exterlorof the same and beneath the table, bench or the like supporting the sewing machine body to where a frame M is secured. a bracket J having a hole through which view of details the drawing, the presser foot bar B is embraced by a The frame M carries Specification of Letters Patent. I Patented M '1 1921.

Application filed February 7, 1920. Serial No. 356,935. 7

an externally screw threaded tube I passes The tube I has two nuts A and A screwed 1 rice onto it whereby its .position in the bracket A 'J can be adjusted and serves as an abutment fortheother-end of the member G which bears against an enlargement on the tube 1, whereb longitudinal movement of the member tached to a screwbolt K which passesthrough'a lug provided on a lever L. The screw bolt K carries two nuts B and B wherebyit can be, adjusted to regulate the tension of the member and the lever L toward the bracket J is. prevented. By adjustment of the nuts A and B the pressure on the member G-can The ..'member E extends whichmaybe in one or more pieces is piv-J' otallymounte'cl'on-the fraIneM at a point between its lower end saidflug.

the presser foot C, the operator pushes the lever L to the right and thereby draws the member E through the member G with the result that the end of the member E connected to the presser foot bar B by the bracket A draws the presser foot upward against the pressure v-of the, compression spring provided on the presser foot bar B.

When pressure on the lever L is released andthe end carrying" In operation when it is desiredto raise.

the presser foot is'returned to its operative position by the action of the compression spring on the barB, the lever Land the.

member E being thereby also returned to their 1n1t1al positions.

The frame M may be attachedto the ma-- I I chine, table, treadle or floor in an inverted,'

horizontal or inclined position, the members E and G beingaltered in length as to suit the different positions. In Fig. 4, the frame M is shown as attached to the floor and provided with a horizontal lever L; The other parts carried by the frame M are similar to those described with reference to Figs-l and 3, buttheir positions 'are'altered to suit the changed position of the frame M.

Downward pressure on the lever Lpulls the member E and raises the presser foot and on release or upward. movement of the lever L the member E returnsto itsinitial presser foot bar B.

1. Mechanism for raising and lowering the presser foot of a sewing machine, comprising a flexible but non extenslble member operatively connected at one end to the presser foot; a pivotal manually operable 5 lever connected to the other end of said member; a flexible but incompressible member surrounding the firstvnamed member to guide said member; and fixed abutments against which the ends ofthe second named member abut, whereby movement of said lever inone direction pulls the first named memberand thereby lifts the presser foot.

. 2. Mechanism for raising and lowering the presser foot of a sewing machine comprising an abutment onthe sewing machine;

a closely coiled wire forming a tube and abutting with one end against said abutment, said. wire tube extending to beneath the sewing machine; a number of wires twlsted to form a cable extending through and slidable in said wire tube said'cable being connectedat one end to the presser foot; a tubular member'- abutting against one end of said wire tube and having one end of said cable passing through it; a fixed bracket carrying said tube; adjusting means on said tubular member for adjusting said tubular member relative to said bracket and V forcing 1t against the end of said wire tube; a fixed frame carrying said bracket; a

manually operable lever oscillatably mounted on said bracket, and. an adjustable stud carried by said lever and connected to the other end of said cable, for the hereinbefore specified purpose. 85 3. Mechanism for raising and lowering the presser foot of a sewing machine comprising in combination, a clip attached to the presser foot bar; a compression spring on the presser foot bar tending to force the 40- presser foot into operative position; a bracket attached to the sewing machine head; a stranded wire attached tosaid clip and passing through said bracket; a tube of closely coiled wire supported at one end '45 by said bracket and containing said wire after it has passed through said bracket, said wire being slidable in said tube; a member which is stationary relative to said presser foot; a frame secured to said memher; a bracket secured to said frame, a tubular member adjustable on said bracket and abutting against the other end of said tube, with said wire extending therethrough; a manually operable lever mounted on said 56 frame; and an adjustable member mounted on said leverand secured to the other end of said wire; for the hereinbefore specified purpose. 1 V

= JOHN EDWARD SYKES 

